Lincoln Children's Zoo

Lincoln, NE ·EIN 47-0482255 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$7.2M received 35 funders 116 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Lincoln Children's Zoo?

Lincoln Children's Zoo is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($4.1M), Lincoln Community Foundation Inc ($726K), Peter Kiewit Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Lincoln Children's Zoo between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Fulk Family Foundation Inc$4,140,000152019–2024
Lincoln Community Foundation Inc$726,15442019–2022
Peter Kiewit Foundation$500,00022021
Pegler Family Foundation$451,00072019–2024
The Ethel S Abbott Charitable Foundation$257,20062020–2024
Lienemann Charitable Foundation Inc$201,12262020–2023
Rogers Foundation$150,00052020–2024
Troy a Kanter Family Foundation$125,40062020–2022
Moeller Charitable Trust$100,00082020–2024
The Claire M Hubbard Foundation$100,00022020–2021
Robert B Daugherty Foundation$100,00012020
Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc$75,00022019–2020
Lincoln Children's Zoo Auxiliary$49,50332020–2022
James Stuart III Family Foundation$45,00052020–2024
Olsson Family Foundation$40,00022020–2021
The Git-r-done Foundation$20,00022022
Donlan Foundation$19,20062019–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$10,25012020
Bettenhausen Family Foundation$10,00052021–2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation$10,00012024
The Temme Foundation$10,00012022
Hugo a and Thelma Aspegren Charitable Trust$10,00012020
Cooper Foundation$10,00012020
Harris Family Charitable Foundation$7,50022020–2021
Abel Foundation$7,10042022

Showing top 25 of 35 funders by total given.

What grants has Lincoln Children's Zoo received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Bettenhausen Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$3,000
2024Fulk Family Foundation IncFor use as follows: $200,000 for the master plan and $200,000 for capital improvement projects$400,000
2024The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationGIRAFFE COMPLEX$75,000
2024Rogers FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$50,000
2024Pegler Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2024Moeller Charitable TrustGRANT DISTRIBUTION$15,000
2024Moeller Charitable TrustGRANT DISTRIBUTION$15,000
2024First Interstate BancSystem FoundationGeneral Operating Support$10,000
2024Donlan FoundationOPERATING FUND FOR COMMUNITY FUNDS$5,000
2024James Stuart III Family FoundationCharitable$5,000
2024Bettenhausen Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$2,000
2024The Schmieding FoundationVARIOUS$1,000
2024Jc & Jessie Seacrest Family FndtnGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$716
2024Jim B Cooper & Lillian F CooperMEMBERSHIPS$500
2024Spreetail FoundationDonation Match$50
2023Fulk Family Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$250,000
2023Lienemann Charitable Foundation IncZOO EXPANSION FOR GIRAFFE HABITAT$75,000
2023The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationGIRAFFE COMPLEX$50,000
2023Pegler Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2023Lienemann Charitable Foundation IncCOMMUNITY$15,906
2023Rogers FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$15,000
2023James Stuart III Family FoundationCharitable$10,000
2023Donlan FoundationOPERATING FUND FOR COMMUNITY FUNDS$5,000
2023Assurity Life FoundationEnrich Lives With Living Things$3,025
2023Bettenhausen Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$3,000
2023Jim B Cooper & Lillian F CooperMEMBERSHIPS$750
2022Fulk Family Foundation IncCAPITAL ITEMS$500,000
2022Lincoln Community Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$167,179
2022Lienemann Charitable Foundation IncZOO EXPANSION FOR GIRAFFE HABITAT$75,000
2022The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationZOO EXPANSION FOR GIRAFFE HABITAT$50,000

Showing 30 most recent of 116 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Lincoln Children's Zoo?

Lincoln Children's Zoo is funded by 35 grantmakers, led by Fulk Family Foundation Inc ($4.1M), Lincoln Community Foundation Inc ($726K), Peter Kiewit Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Lincoln Children's Zoo between 2019–2025.

Who is Lincoln Children's Zoo's largest funder?

Fulk Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Lincoln Children's Zoo, with $4.1M across 15 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Lincoln Children's Zoo received?

IRS 990 filings record $7.2M in grants to Lincoln Children's Zoo across 116 grants from 35 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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